//            Copyright Keysight Technologies 2012-2019
// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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namespace OpenTap
{
    /// <summary>Hook into type reflection system. Provides type data for a given object or identifier. </summary>
    [Display("TypeData Provider")]
    public interface ITypeDataProvider : ITapPlugin
    {
        /// <summary> Gets the type data from an identifier. </summary>
        /// <param name="identifier">The identifier to get type information for.</param>
        /// <returns>A representation of the type specified by identifier or null if this provider cannot handle the specified identifier.</returns>
        ITypeData GetTypeData(string identifier);

        /// <summary> Gets the type data from an object. </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to get type information for.</param>
        /// <returns>A representation of the type of the specified object or null if this provider cannot handle the specified type of object.</returns>
        ITypeData GetTypeData(object obj);

        /// <summary> The priority of this type info provider. Note, this decides the order in which the type info is resolved. </summary>
        double Priority { get; }
    }
}